Sekon G.A. The Evolution of The Steam Locomotive (1803 to 1898)

The Railway Publishing Co., Ltd., 1899. — 350p.In connection with the marvelous growth of our railway system, there is nothing of so paramount importance and interest as the evolution of the locomotive steam engine. At present it is most important to place on record the facts, seeing that attempts have been made to disprove he corrthetness of the known and accepted details relative to several interesting, we might almost write historical, locomotives. In this work, most diligent endeavors have been made to chronicle only such statements as are correct, without reference to personal opinions.